Paul M O'Connor III

Practice Areas

Paul “Tad” M. O’Connor, Co-Chair of the firm's Real Estate Litigation practice, is a distinguished trial and appellate litigator focusing on complex commercial cases. Tad’s clients have included, among others, private equity powerhouse TPG, Fortress Investment Group, a lender in a dispute relating to Liverpool Football Club, and many major international real estate and hospitality companies including Related, JDS Development, L and L Holdings, Maximus, InterContinental Hotels Group, Crowne Plaza, Morgans, sbe, Hilton and Aman Resorts.

Tad represents private equity firms, financial institutions, real estate developers and owners, hotel operators, major corporations and wealthy individuals in federal and state courts around the country and before arbitration tribunals in the United States and Europe.

Tad also has significant experience handling real estate disputes related to commercial and hotel properties around the country, including the representation of hotel operators in disputes with owners. His successful work in this area has been instrumental in the firm’s Real Estate Litigation Practice Group being recognized as Band 1 by Chambers USA, and Tier 1 by Best Lawyers.

Tad has been recognized by Chambers USA, The Legal 500, Benchmark Litigation, Super Lawyers, and named a Real Estate Trailblazer by the National Law Journal.